How safe is your pair of gloves? Pics.

I really had a hankering for the Knox Handroid gloves but found the gauntlet bound up with the button on my leathers at the wrist.

Really to bad, they get good reviews over the pond in Europe.
 
ZX600 said:
Men, you talk a lot of ****.

3rd Plastic knuckles are crap
I don't mind if you don't like something but if you are going to put it down and demotivate other riders from getting the protection it offers, at least have a slight clue about what you are talking about.

Please let me know what is wrong with the "stingray design sticking" Like I said 3 high speed crashes
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Sorry i thought i was specific enough by saying "scaphoid protectors", i wasn't talking about the knuckles. I have seen lots of pictures of where gloves with stingray in the palms have failed not because stingray isn't a fantastic material, because it is, but because of the way it is attached to the gloves.

In gloves with stingray in the palms the stingray material is below the leather with the seam being on top. When the glove hits the ground the seam fails and the stingray peels off. I dont think i've seen any incidents where there has been a serious injury as a result but it's definitely a failure point. IMO a plastic slider in the palm thats raised above the leather is the best design, and the knox version seen in their gloves and the taichi GP gloves seems to be the best design.
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again my velocity gloves are coming apart at the seams after a year and a half of use with no crashes. My finger hangs out the end.
 
Benny! said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again my velocity gloves are coming apart at the seams after a year and a half of use with no crashes. My finger hangs out the end.
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For what it's worth, just so you know velocity doesn't make velocity gloves. In fact there are probably no small companies that own the manufacturing of their own glove (**** bickle sells a glove with their name on it, they might be the exception). There is a factory in banglapakiiraqistan that make the same glove with minor alterations for heroic, velocity, and a few other european companies you've never heard of.
 
Dresden said:
I had previously stated in another thread that these were the most comfortable gloves I had ever worn and swore by them. Someone else in that thread laughed at my false sense of security. Now I know why.

Luckily my had didn't look like Roomie's (p.s GWS).

As I learned.. You don't realize the value of your gear until you hit the ground. Here on out, i'm sticking with tried tested and true.

On a side note, my RS Taichi Jacket held up incredibly well.
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Are you saying that you crashed wearing the Rev-it gloves and the aftermath wasn't as bad as Roomie's hand but still your hands got rashed? Like you, I loved how comfortable the Rev-it gloves were straight out of the package. But after seeing Roomie's hand, I think it's time to do some serious research and upgrade next season.


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Mine was low speed.. on gravel. I cannot remember how long my hands touched the ground for, but I was definitely not sliding a great distance at all (maybe a foot or two).

There is a hole in the palm of my left glove. And a piece of gravel lodged into my palm which I had to remove.
Roomie's hand looks like he took a slide. Had I been in the same situation, I doubt my gloves would have held up.

Bottom line.. the palm protection ripped off faster than a cheerleaders panties on prom night.
 
I should have added that my alpinestars held up surprisingly well. My fault was once I realized I was sliding in the middle of the oncoming lane I remember trying to get up quickly so I'm assuming I put my hand down. I can also add I was going a little quicker than low speed so all in all I can't complain. I have replacements and I'll wear them again.


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fortunately for you maybe! What about the rest of us? lol. I was really interested in those gloves, wish they would have put a small slider at the base of the thumb as well but you probably dont need it.
 
FriendlyFoe said:
For what it's worth, just so you know velocity doesn't make velocity gloves. In fact there are probably no small companies that own the manufacturing of their own glove (**** bickle sells a glove with their name on it, they might be the exception). There is a factory in banglapakiiraqistan that make the same glove with minor alterations for heroic, velocity, and a few other european companies you've never heard of.
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That's my point actually regarding Velocity -- Anyone can design the best glove in the world, but when production is outsourced, then you are almost entirely at the mercy of whoever is assembling the product. With that said, I was under the assumption Dainese-made gloves (at least the higher tier ones) were made & assembled in-house in Italy, and that Held gloves were made locally as well. Same goes for A* and Dainese jackets, which is one reason I am looking at them somewhat exclusively.
 
Keep in mind there are more than enough "knock off" gloves being sold as the "real thing". This is especially true with Alpinestar gloves.
There was (or maybe still is) a guy in Hamilton selling his 'knock offs' on kijiji.

Held gloves FTW. I crash tested them & they HELD up. I'm still using them. Rivets on the palm (ya ya - I've heard all the fairy tales) saved my hands, and only took the paint off the rivets. Would buy again.
Interested in HELD gloves? Call Tyler @ Two Wheel - he can get any current model for a decent price.
 
FriendlyFoe said:
For what it's worth, just so you know velocity doesn't make velocity gloves. In fact there are probably no small companies that own the manufacturing of their own glove (**** bickle sells a glove with their name on it, they might be the exception). There is a factory in banglapakiiraqistan that make the same glove with minor alterations for heroic, velocity, and a few other european companies you've never heard of.
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This is news?

Afaik bickle doesnt make his gloves in house either. Most of the bigger companies are also outsourcing production of gloves and whatnot to "banglapakiiraqistan".
 
Just my $.02. Almost every major apparel company in the world outsources their products to other factories. But we have control over design, specifications, type of leather and other features. That is what makes our product different from products made by the same factory for other companies. Arlen Ness, Revit and Berik even use the same factory in China. Thats the truth of manufacturing now.
Our new Vr-Pro heated gloves are being designed and manufactured from scratch by us through a factory that will only make gloves for us. For a small local manufacture that is very unique. These gloves will be one of a kind and no global company will have anything like it.




N3WMAN said:
This is news?




Afaik bickle doesnt make his gloves in house either. Most of the bigger companies are also outsourcing production of gloves and whatnot to "banglapakiiraqistan".
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Velocity Sportsgear said:
Just my $.02. Almost every major apparel company in the world outsources their products to other factories. But we have control over design, specifications, type of leather and other features. That is what makes our product different from products made by the same factory for other companies. Arlen Ness, Revit and Berik even use the same factory in China. Thats the truth of manufacturing now.
Our new Vr-Pro heated gloves are being designed and manufactured from scratch by us through a factory that will only make gloves for us. For a small local manufacture that is very unique. These gloves will be one of a kind and no global company will have anything like it.
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If the construction in this new factory is better (re: seams, etc.) are you going to switch the non-heated VR Pro's to this factory as well?
 
N3WMAN said:
This is news?

Afaik bickle doesnt make his gloves in house either. Most of the bigger companies are also outsourcing production of gloves and whatnot to "banglapakiiraqistan".
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Sounds about right. To be honest i havent found a glove yet that was 100% of what i wanted, but things are certainly getting better. Also even if the larger companies manufacture in house that doesn't necessarily guarantee their processes are going to be any higher quality then that of the outsourced companies. I would *guess* that many of the big companies outsource their lower level gloves, but i generally have more faith in their top of the line products then i do a similar price point one that was definitely outsourced.
 
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